Tickets and Annual Pass Questions - Please add your ticket questions to this thread

[Robo]

I don’t disagree downgrading is rarely ideal, but is is 1 adamant MIL in a party of 10. The frustrating bit is they are telling us to drop her from the res, then add once we get there. Telling us she will lose FP & EMH privileges. Maybe I am unrealistic, but I think being this restrictive is too much. I think some flexibility needs to be added to the system, especially considering how liberal the cancellation policy is.

What change does the MIL want to make?

Also, upgrading to AP for any members of your party will be a snap when you arrive.

Either I'm not understanding the issues,
or you may be making too much of (from what I can see)
trying to make some "nickle and dime" (in WDW terms) kind of changes.

 

[eileenjez]

I have some really old tickets. Is there any way I can use them?

 

[Robo]

I have some really old tickets. Is there any way I can use them? View attachment 333953

The way that works for Walt Disney World PARK ENTRANCE tickets is for you to take them to any Guest Relations at WDW and the CM will give you a new plastic RFID ticket(s) that contain
the assets of the old original ticket(s.)
You can use the new RFID tickets at the park gates.

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However, if what you have are RIDE COUPONS (that's what you pictured,)
those can only be turned in for their original VALUE.

So, in the case of the one you pictured, you will be able to get up to 85 CENTS
for it.

In that case, just KEEP it for a souvenir or even try to sell it on eBay to a collector.

 

[aussiebill10]

Greetings from Australia planning trip late October staying at Pop been twice but 1st time for my wife.
I have initial just booked 4 day non hopper tickets and a Halloween Party ticket I know you can add days once you get there we did last time.but if want to change to a hopper this time is it best to do it before we do park 1 as believe if you wait till day 4 you pay difference on all days so if it’s for example $20 the difference it would cost$80 either way but obvious you can’t hop backwards
Thanks all

 

[ravenclawtrekkie]

Greetings from Australia planning trip late October staying at Pop been twice but 1st time for my wife.
I have initial just booked 4 day non hopper tickets and a Halloween Party ticket I know you can add days once you get there we did last time.but if want to change to a hopper this time is it best to do it before we do park 1 as believe if you wait till day 4 you pay difference on all days so if it’s for example $20 the difference it would cost$80 either way but obvious you can’t hop backwards
Thanks all

Adding Park Hopper is the exact same price if you do it on day 1 or day 4.

 

[aussiebill10]

If I wait till day 4 which would be last day it would be same cost as doing day 1 but you can only use the hopper on that day so it’s like adding 4 days difference to the one day

 

[Robo]

If I wait till day 4 which would be last day it would be same cost as doing day 1
but you can only use the hopper on that day
so it’s like adding 4 days difference to the one day

Not exactly.
It all depends on how you look at it.

Most guests with the hopper option don't hop every day, anyway.

If you DO want to hop, and you only wanted to hop on your last day,
it costs no more to do that adding the hopper option on day 1 or day 4.

Its just waiting to pay X amount until you are sure you will be using it.

If you added the hopper option on day 1 and then used it about every day,
that would make the cost seem to be less expensive, due to multiple uses.

 

[closetmickey]

Has anyone had any luck lately with price bridging when adding an extra day? My tickets are a couple years old and just wondering if there is any hope of potential pixie dust.

 

[Robo]

Has anyone had any luck lately with price bridging when adding an extra day? My tickets are a couple years old and just wondering if there is any hope of potential pixie dust.

When, how and from whom did you buy the tickets?

 

[closetmickey]

When, how and from whom did you buy the tickets?

UT on 3/1/16. You already helped me upthread- which I so appreciated! Just looking to see if there is any slim possibility of hope of a price bridge to preserve my discount and add the extra day.
Not sure if anyone has had any luck with that lately.

 

[Robo]

UT on 3/1/16. You already helped me upthread- which I so appreciated! Just looking to see if there is any slim possibility of hope of a price bridge to preserve my discount and add the extra day.
Not sure if anyone has had any luck with that lately.

Its doesn't really matter what anyone else got (and, yes, there HAVE been some favorable reports,)
YOUR case will be based on just which CM you happen upon and the amount of Pixie Dust in that CM's bag.

Be sure to ask nicely.

 

[RoseRed0711]

Hi....I am planning to upgrade my 7 day 2017 PH to an annual pass when I go to my work conference in 2 weeks.
I bought them from UT. I already linked them to MDE. BUT I cannot find the actual tickets. I linked them and put them someplace “safe”. Do I need the actual physical ticket to upgrade if it is linked? And will this be a problem if I don’t find the ones for my family before their trip? No one else is going to upgrade. Thanks!

 

[closetmickey]

(and, yes, there HAVE been some favorable reports,).

That’s exactly what I was asking. Thank you

 

[Robo]

Hi....I am planning to upgrade my 7 day 2017 PH to an annual pass when I go to my work conference in 2 weeks.
I bought them from UT. I already linked them to MDE. BUT I cannot find the actual tickets. I linked them and put them someplace “safe”.
1. Do I need the actual physical ticket to upgrade if it is linked?
2. And will this be a problem if I don’t find the ones for my family before their trip? No one else is going to upgrade. Thanks!

1. No.
2. Shouldn't be.
The tickets came (originally) from Disney who sold them to UT.
If the tickets are listed in your MDX account, that info can be linked back to the original tickets.

 

[RoseRed0711]

1. No.
2. Shouldn't be.
The tickets came (originally) from Disney who sold them to UT.
If the tickets are listed in your MDX account, that info can be linked back to the original tickets.

Excellent! Thanks Robo!
My house looks like a cyclone blew through, lol. And I’m sure now that you have relieved my panic...
I’ll find them!

 

[MBradley12]

I would like to share my experience upgrading to an AP via the app. As others noted, the option to upgrade did not become available until I had entered the park on our first day. It took about 2 clicks and 30 seconds to complete. I was given full credit for my 8 day hopper despite paying less through a third party vendor. So yes, the pricing was bridged and no, you do not need to have purchased direct from Disney.

A simple refresh of the app and I was able to view our photo pass photos without the watermark. I was impressed with how easy it was! I figured I would visit guest services and pick up my pass holder card for discounts whenever convenient.

However, the next day we proceed to the turnstiles for a pre-park opening breakfast. My band does not work! I completely missed Robo’s post above that said you would need to visit guest relations BEFORE entering the park on your newly upgraded pass. It wasn’t the best experience, the initial CMs kept insisting I needed a “certificate” and seemed skeptical that I upgraded via the app. I had to trek to guest relations while my family headed to breakfast. The CM there said I was only the 2nd person she had seen that used the app.

I asked why we needed to visit guest services and she said so someone could explain how the AP worked. Basically making sure I knew that it was valid from the date I first used my original ticket. I was not given a pass holder card so I had to go back and request one.

So I’m not sure upgrading via the app is any more convenient for a non-Florida resident.

 

[Robo]

So I’m not sure upgrading via the app is any more convenient for a non-Florida resident.

Yup.
(It MIGHT be that in the future,
they will be able to issue your new AP card at the first park gate you enter, but that's just speculation.)

Thanks for your very complete and helpful report!

 

[married2mm]

Can an annual pass holder buy park hopper day tickets at a reduced rate?

 

[Robo]

Can an annual pass holder buy park hopper day tickets at a reduced rate?

Sorry, that is not one of the AP discounts.

 

[married2mm]

Sorry, that is not one of the AP discounts.

Thanks for your quick reply robo.
I had a feeling-thought I'd check anyway.